Brake beam safety hanger



' July 2, 1935. A. E. DELANEY 2,006,884

BRAKE BEAM SAFETY HANGER Filed Aug. 6, 1934 INVENTOR ATTORNEY preferredembodiment Patented July 2, 1935 UNITED sri/fires arrasar;

l2,006,884 BRAKE nein/1 sarn'rr HANGER Andrew E. Delaney, Ashland, Wis.y Application August 6, 1934, Serial No. '738,707

5 Claims.

The invention relates to a safety device and more especially to a brakebeam safety hanger for railway freight cars.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a hanger of thischaracter, wherein the Constr ction thereof is novel in form, so that itcan be made secure upon a supporting truck member to prevent the fallingof a brake beam to the roadbed and may be quickly and easily detachedfrom the truck member to permit of the ready removal of the brake beamfor repair or other purposes.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hanger of thischaracter, wherein the attachment thereof to a supporting truck memberis unique and cannot possibly work loose nor can it be detached withoutthe removal of a retaining pin, there being no springs employed, andsuch hanger will prevent the falling of the brake beam and will avoidvibration and rattling during use thereof. v

A further object of the invention is the `provisio-n of a hanger of thischaracter which is extremely simple in its construction, thoroughlyreliable and efcient in its purpose, readily and easily attached to anddetached from a truck member, strong, durable, and inexpensive tomanufacture and install.

With these and other 'objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures of construction, combinationand arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, which discloses the of the invention, and pointedout in the claims hereunto appended.

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Figure l is a side elevation of a hanger embodying the invention, thesame being illustrated as applied to the spring plank of a truck.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective View of the parts shown in Figure l.

Similar reference spending parts'throughout the several views in thedrawing.

The safety hangers embodying the present invention are used in pairs,the same being applied tothe spring plank of a truck and spaced apart sothat the end of a truck beam accidentally released will be caught andheld against falling to the roadbed.l

Each hanger comprises a pair cf, members A and B, respectively, and thismember A comprises a jaw l0 having the offset base l l provided with akey l2, the latter being adapted for reception within a hole charactersindicate corre y I3 provided therefor in the spring (Cl. 18S-10) plankCof a truck. The'jaw ill is placed against v the upstanding flangey lilof said plank C and has formed at its upper end a pintle eye l5, thelatter being adapted to overhang the flange if of the plank C when themember A is in position thereon.

The member B includes a fender arm l@ which is formed. with anupstanding jaw il having at its upper end the pair of spaced pintle eyesi8 to straddle the pintleeye received in these pintle eyes, which 'areadapted to align with each other, is a retaining pin l thus joining themembers A and B together, the jaw ll of the arm. lbeing disposed againstthe outer side of the ange lll. This jaw il carries a pair of ,spacedlugs 2Q which project immediately beneathl the plank C.

Formed on the eye l5 with respect to the eyes and disposed crosswise I8to overlap these and also a considerable portion of the jaw ll of the4member B is a plate 2l lwhich maintains the member A and B interttedwith each other and against the opposite faces of the flange it of theplank C, so that should the pin i9 become. accidentally freed thesemembers cannot separate from each other or become detached from theplank. Y

To remove the hanger it is necessary to release the pin i9 from the eyesl5 and i8 of the respective members A and B and thereafter the member Ais lifted for extracting the key l2 from the hole E3 and device toaccommodate itself to any make of truck f space from the edge of the 4requiring a different spring clamp.

What is claimed is: 1. A brake beam safety hanger comprising hingedmembers including jaws for engagementv at opposite faces of a flange ofa spring plank, and a plate on one member and bridging the other memberto hold said members interntted with each other.

2. A brake beamY safety vhanger comprising hinged members including jawsfor engagement at opposite faces of a flange of a spring plank, a plateon one member and bridging the other member to hold said membersinteriitted'with each other, and a key engageable with the plank andupon one of the members.

3. A brake beam safety hanger comprising 5" Priest tritt l5 of themember A and onY the lifting of this memberV it is freed from the memberB, so that the latter hinged members in at opposite faces o a plate onone me member to hold sai each other, a key en upon one of the membermember and engageable 4. A brake beam s hinged members inclu at oppositefaces of a a. plate on one membe member to hold said each other, a keyenga upon one of, the me geable with said plank, and a ing the saidmembers together. am safety hanger including jaws for eng f a flange ofa spring plank, a mber and bridging the other memid members interflttedwith each With the plank and upon s, lugs on the other member and saidplank, a pin releasably hingmbers together, and a fender arm e of saidmembers.

member and enga pin releasably hing 5. A brake be hinged membersopposite faces o plate on one me ber to hold sa other, a key one of themembe engageable with ing the said me formed with on ANDREW E. DELANEY.

